Simplified risk prediction indices do not accurately predict 30-day death or readmission after discharge following colorectal surgery.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Risk-prediction indices are one category of the many tools implemented to guide efforts to decrease readmissions. However, using fied models to predict a complex process can prove challenging. In addition, no risk-prediction index has been developed for patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of a widely utilized simplified index developed at the hospital level - LACE (length of stay, acute admission, Charlson comorbidity index score, and emergency department visits) and developed and evaluated a novel index in predicting readmissions in this patient population. METHODS:Using a retrospective split-sample cohort, patients discharged after colorectal surgery were identified within the inpatient databases of the Healthcare Cost and Utilizatio

SUBMITTER: Brauer DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6502644 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature